"My Nick Name"

“My Nick Name”

Nick names can be funny

sometimes embarrassing too

As young ones we all had one

that stayed with us as we grew

These names were not issued

for heroism or deeds were done

they were placed upon our being

by friends that were having fun

My sons had often asked

why my nickname was bestowed

I told them I was honored

by my friends out the Dublin Road

When one son came back from Limerick

he said he had met my peers

He spent a great evening with them

as they sang and drank their beers

"Dad", I asked them why? "Ducker"

was the nickname they gave to you”?

One guy stood up and answered

"You know what it rhymes with",

"Don't You"

m.c.d.

Nov.9, 2006